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Topics:

• ​ The three mouths of the three parshiyos
• ​ The Be’er Miriam – in what merit of Miriam?
• ​ Miriam, Song, and the Be’er
• ​ Yishmael and the Be’er Miriam – Klippa Kodem Hapri
• ​ Mashiach as a time of Pri Kodem Laklippa
• ​ What was Be’er Miriam and how did it operate in the desert?
• ​ Why is water connected to the woman and food to man?
• ​ Where is Be’er Miriam today?
• ​ Be’er Miriam and the Arizal
• ​ stories: Be’er Miriam and the holocaust, the Baba Sali, Rav Mordechai Eliyahu
• ​ Be’er Miriam in the time of the Geulah

Topics:

• ​The word of machlokes hinting to its nature
• ​Only three letters of Yaakovs name being mentioned by Korach - not the Ayin
• ​Hillel and Shammai; an encore of Korach and Aharon
• ​Why Moshe couldn’t live longer than 120 - a Math problem
• ​The talmidim of Hillel and Shammai’s Failing
• ​R Yonasan Eibuschitz and R Yaakov Emden
• ​Kofrim and Cats - the Long Arm of Machlokes

Topics:

• ​The Meraglim as the source of 10 for holiness in the Talmud Bavli
• ​The Yerushalmi’s source in the shevatim
• ​Were there really 12 meraglim? R Shteinman answers for R Akiva
• ​How can we learn holiness out from those who are not?
• ​The chiddush of Igros Moshe about Reshaim in a minyan
• ​The Lev Avrahams attack on R Moshe and R Moshe’s possible defense
• ​Why the Bavli and Yerushalmi learn differently;lessons in galus and geula
• ​The Bnei Yisoschar on the redemption of the meraglim through the limud of kedusha

Topics:

• ​The Zohar on the hair of Levi'im and the hair of women
• ​Hair, storms, and barley
• ​The nazir and his hair - sin or holiness?
• ​The connection between the hair of the sotah and that of the nazir
• ​The two types of Nezirim
• ​The kedusha of Shabbos vs that of weekday - avoda vs matana
• ​Eisav, Avshalom, and hair of א"א
• ​Chava as a Sota, Yaakov fighting eisav who had the holiest of "hair"
• ​Yosef and Shmuel fighting eisav and the nachash, both as nezirim
• ​The debates between Rabbi Akiva and Turnusrufus as a summation of BY and Eisav's outlook on the world

Topics:

• ​Atzeres, Shavuos, Matan Torah - All hinting to David Hamelech
• ​David Hamelech as the reason we stay up all night
• ​Milk and Blood - Lessons in change
• ​David Hamelech as the reason we read Rus
• ​The connection between David and Moshe
• ​The Satan, Matan Torah, and David Hamelech
• ​The baaal Shem Tov and David Hamelech
• ​The baal Shem Tov and the Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh

Topics:

• ​We DESTROY the idea of embarrasing others in an EPIC TAKEDOWN
• ​Causing pain to others - The lesson from Rabbi Eliezer's Wife
• ​-eravam's dizzying rise and precipitous fall
• ​Galus, Geulah, and the two Mashiachs
• ​The Rashbi, Arizal and Baal Shem Tov as Tikkunim for Yeravam and Achiya
• ​Tremendous Story about Rav Yoshiyahu Pinto and the Copper Idol

Topics:

• ​Be a Kohen who is a "Ben Aharon"
• ​Chillul Hashem as a Kadosh
• ​Why were the students of Rabi Akiva killed for such a small sin?
• ​The menorah at the end of the parsha
• ​The yesod of R Chaim Vital
• ​Why is the 2nd galus so much longer than the 1st if the sins are so much smaller?
• ​R Shach on Jealousy Desire and Honor Taking Man out of the World
• ​Lessons from the lives of R Yisrael Salanter and the Vilna Gaon
• ​A tremendous Story of the depth of Middos Tovos
• ​Amalek, Amon, Moav, and K'naan - R Elya
• ​Torah that hits our heart and what lasts after death

Topics:

• ​The seven circles of Molech’s Gehennom
• ​The Ishbitzer on co-opting love and fear for avoda zara
• ​“Killing” A Child by sending them to priesthood
• ​Drowning out the childs cries and the Yetzer Hara’s cry to Hashem
• ​The miraculous salvation of Chizkiyahu from Molech
• ​The Spider’s Web, Insanity, and the Tachash
• ​Molech, Abortion, Homosexuality, and Bestiality
• ​Molech as sorcery vs Avoda Zara, was it really deadly?
• ​R Hirsch on the unique danger of Molech and why it is worse than all AZ
• ​Chazon Ish and Chofetz Chaim on Molech and the Holocaust

Yahrtzeit of Nachshon Meir Eckhardt

Topics:

• ​Aharon’s silence despite the 8th day being מעין עולם הבא
• ​The Kinnor of 7 8 and 10 and its connection to the world now and the times of mashiach
• ​The 7 note scale representing this world of seven days with the 8th note including all seven but also being of the first
• ​Olam Chessed Yibaneh vs Binah
• ​The dissonance of notes too close together and parallels in Torah and the world
• ​The creation of the 7 note scale through the 2/3rds principle and applications of 2/3rds
• ​The differences between the music of Shem, Yefes, and Cham
• ​The danger of music of atzvus
• ​Every note is a chord - the endless harmonics of life
• ​Music as a straight line and as a circle

Topics:

• ​Yitzchak taking out the Afikomen and showing it to Eisav when he was tricked
• ​A Yitzchakian Bargain with Hashem to Save Bnei Yisrael
• ​Yitzchak, the cause of and solution to our Galus
• ​Yitzchak's sacrificing his name to shorten our slavery
• ​Counting the 400 years from Yitzchak
• ​Remazim in Yachatz and Yitzchak
• ​The 4 sons and Yitzchak giving up everything for Eisav
• ​Chiddush in the blunting of the teeth
• ​The Be'er Mayim Chaim's OTD son and daily tefilla to Hashem
• ​Stealing the afikomen as longing for the love of a father like Yitzchak
• ​Math Chiddushim in the Gemara in Shabbos
• ​How Yitzchak Protects even the 5th son who doesn't come to the seder
• ​The blessing of "your children should be like Yitzchak's children"

Topics:

• ​Three stories from the Kozhnitzer Maggid - a Segulah for parnassa before Pesach
• ​the creation of the world and Hashems conversation with Alef
• ​Rabbi Akiva and Moshe Rabbeinu
• ​The source for 100 brachos and similarities between Moshe and David
• ​Tefillins root and connection to Moshe and Rabbi Akiva
• ​How could R Akiva be greater than Moshe Rabeinu? Tiferes Shlomo
• ​Was Moshe happy with his lot or jealous of R Akiva?

Topics:

• ​The purpose of the neshama’s journey to this world
• ​Betzalel and his connection to Shlomo Hamelech
• ​Betzalel and the Arizal
• ​Betzalel Atoning for the Eigel
• ​Chur as the Source of Betzalel’s Wisdom
• ​Aharon and Chur: who was right?
• ​Miryam as the Source of Betzalel’s Wisdom

Topics:

• ​On the malbim on his birthday
• ​Biography
• ​Seforim and Style
• ​internal “contradictions”
• ​relationship to chassidim
• ​Eretz Yisrael and the Geulah
• ​Science and Kabbala
• ​stories know what to answer an apikores

Topics:

• ​Simcha as a protector of Haman and the greatest zechus in shamayim
• ​How could Haman come to Simcha which comes from Kedusha?
• ​Hashems oath not to accept gerim from Amalek, yet haman's descendents were gerim
• ​Hamans last night and the survival of zeresh
• ​Arizal on What happens to a persons neshama on the last day of their life
• ​Shaul's Insistence that he had fulfilled Hashem's word despite leaving king of amalek alive
• ​The secret koach of Esthers party
• ​Boaz/Mashiach vs Agag/Amalek - and Haman as the tiebreaker
• ​The poetic nature of Rav Shmuel Bar Shilas as Haman's descendent.
• ​Timna sister of Lotan as the true source of this inner nitzotz kedusha
• ​The fixing of the damage to Krias Shma by the Tzaddikim in Bnei Brak Seder Night

Topics:

• ​The Purim story as a cautionary tale in listening to Da'as Torah
• ​Moshe Rabbeinu not being mentioned specifically in Tetzaveh and around Purim
• ​Making an Eigel as a replacement for Moshe instead of appointing Aharon leader
• ​The yesod in Emunas Chachamim of Rav Dessler
• ​Stories and lessons in emunas chachamim from the Alter Rebbe, R Yisrael Salanter, R Chaim, the Chazon Ish, and the Ozrover

Topics:

• ​Keruvim - l’iluy nishmas kfir ben shiri, ariel ben shiri, shiri bas margit
• ​The keruvim as children. The power of children’s joy, and what children who who die early do in shamayim
• ​How were the keruvim intertwined during the churban if at that time bnei yisrael were angering Hashem?
• ​The difference between the keruvim of Moshe, those of Shlomo, and the ones on the walls of the Beis Hamikdash and what they represented
• ​Who were the Kruvim? The tale of two angels, Metatron and Sandalfon
• ​Purim and Chanukah and their connection to these Kruvim
• ​Abarbanel on why Hashem chose for the kruvim’s physical manifestation to be that of man

Topics:

• ​Gerim as a connection point between Jews and non Jews
• ​To be a Jew also means rejoicing in the downfall of our enemies
• ​To be a Jew means not rejecting Hashem in tragedy
• ​The power of stories
• ​Why is Yisro called Moshes father in law, isn’t he not related once he converts?
• ​The highest level ger
• ​Yisro/Rus/Yeser
• ​Was Yisro a dissenter of evil or a pal of amalek? When did he turn his avoda Zara around?
• ​How could Yisro go from being joined with amalek to the highest levels - Shem mishmuel
• ​Why did Yisro leave to go back to midyan? Three non-standard answers
• ​Yisro/Potifar/Balak
• ​Thoughts in Yisro as gilgul of kayin. And critical connection to Matan Torah, and why the whole parsha is called Yisro.

Topics:

• ​The Avoda Zara of Baal Tzfon
• ​The heter to say the name of the Avoda Zara.
• ​Stories of Avoda Zara working through Sheidim to trick humanity.
• ​belief in science or liberalism place of Avoda Zara.
• ​Worship of capitalism and consumerism as replacements for Avoda Zara.
• ​What is the Baal Tzfon and its power, The dog and the 50th level of Tumah.
• ​Incredible Leshem on Mitzrayim and the 50th level of Tumah.
• ​Sfas Emes Baal Tzfon as final boss, 50th level of Tumah.
• ​The face of the generation as the face of the dog.
• ​Is the power of the Basl Tzfon gone or does it remain to this day? Yereim vs Sfas Emes.
• ​Song as the expression of the 50th level of Kedusha.

Midweek Special -Tzvi Eckhardt

Topics:

​The sin of the Jews who died in Makkas Chosech ​The Zohars description of makkas choshech before mashiach comes​The ohr Hachaims premonition that we must hit the 50th level of tumah before mashiach​The maharal on What did the shfachos do wrong that their firstborn died? ​The sin of the “average” Gazan​Why did Hashem only give us wealth so Avraham wouldn’t complain? R yehuda Tzadkas mashal​The zechus of the dogs and the donkeys and their eternal argument​Why did every Jew have a dog by yetzias mitzrayim?​Why did we take the mitzrims clothing? Wasn’t our great zechus that we kept our own mode of dress?​Rav Moshe on why the shel yad must be covered but the shel Rosh revealed ​Stories about goyim seeing gedolims shel Rosh and fleeing in fear - Gra, Beis halevi, Baal Hatanya​Reb aharons proof for tefillin shel rashi ​“Trans” women and tefillin - a thought experiment from the kaf hachaim

Topics:

​Moshe not hitting the water or earth - hakaras hatov to inanimate objects​Iyunim on whether or not they feel​What is the purpose if they don’t, and why did Hashem make it have to happen through hitting? And why learn this lesson now?​Thanks towards those that bring us to where we are today even if they hurt us​Why was Moshe able to do makkas shchin after being saved by coals as a child?​Thanking our kids for being our excuse when something goes wrong - the mashal of the Ohr Yahel ​What made the chofetz Chaim crack up?​Lack of hakaras hatov and Moshe’s downfall ​Why Chris Rock is wrong

Topics:

​Amram divorcing his wife and Miryams advice​The infallibility of gedolim - can we question and disagree with them and be right?​The capabilities of children compared to us and even tzaddikim​How could amram be considered never winning when it seems there were a number of serious issues in his conduct?​Chsam Sofer/Orach Yesharim answer and why they differ - how we judge klal yisrael and their capabilities​4 who died because of the snake vs 11 who entered gan Eden alive - who was greater?​Why did yishai die such a gruesome death if he never sinned and should have merited to die with a “kiss”?

Topics:

​Yaakov wanting to reveal the time of mashiach ​R yaakov kameneztky on the difference between baruch Shem and amen yehei shmei rabba ​When is the ketz?​The dangers, curse and oath of figuring out the time of mashiach​The bas kol about why Hashem is delaying mashiach ​Why the main problem is we never know where to start counting​Answers from shamayim of when it will come​The dates gedolim gave anyways ​Daniel and mefarshim on the date​Zohar and Gemara dates​Saadya again, Rambam ramban abarbanel dates​How could so many gedolim get it so wrong”wrong “​The truth revealed - the Gra and R Menachem Nahum of Chernobyl

Topics:

​Why did the brothers try to kill Yosef after he revealed himself to them?​1) the deathly power of being exposed for our own hypocrisy. Eliyahu hanavi and the fisherman​2) Alter of Kelm - the lasting “gut reaction” power of first impressions even after later “logical” consideration ​3) Shitas hashela and the rambams loophole to killing a mored blamchus​4) Yosef as one of 13 born with a bris. The brothers jealousy over his kedusha in this midda​5) the misunderstanding in Yosef’s goal “leading” the brothers and the preparatory stage of moshiach Ben Yosef

Topics:

​Remazim between Parshas Mikeitz/Yosef and Chanukah​Yosef and Kisvu Al Keren Hashor​Why our children start with bavas​The battle against doing Mitzvos bsimcha​Sufganiyot and antiyochus’s kryptonite​Similarities between megillas Antiochus, medrash yehudis and megillas Esther​Using megillas Antiochus to explain why we celebrate oil and not the war​What impressed R Meshulam Igra and why was Rav Shach not impressed by a miracle?​Why no mishnayos or masechta of Chanukah unlike Purim?​Does Rebbi ever mention Neros Chanukah? Matisyahus father ​Why Chanukah 8 days if only 7 are miracles? ​Chanukah and Mashiach

Topics:

• ​Brothers selling Yosef since they weren’t compassionate to their sheep
• ​Comparison of Moshe David Yosef and brothers with how treated sheep
• ​You know how someone is by how they treat animals
• ​Tzaddikims animals act differently than regular animals
• ​Having mercy on all Hashems creations Halacha and stories

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• ​Schem - source of all that is terrible or essence of eretz yisrael and Torah?
• ​Shchem as the connector between sechel and action
• ​Perverted action, murder and eisav
• ​Eisavs only dwelling place in eretz yisrael
• ​Yosef having shchem and his essence as Torah in action
• ​Sold in shchem buried in shchem
• ​The Geulah starting in shchem

Topics:

Baba Sali on yaakov sending malachim to check on his face in shamanism

Eisav’s gilgulim - the mekalel, Titus, Yeshu

The similarities between yeshu and the mekalel

The story of Yeshu- origins

Yeshus ball game and Achilles heel

Elifaz son of eisav and his gilgul as onkelos the ger

Yeshus good advice to Onkelos and tikkun for eisav

Onkelos’ power to convert others

How Onkelos perhaps helped partial tikkun for Yeshu

Why only a ger could write the Targum

Why we say Yeshu and leave out the ayin

What’s the story with the cross?

Yeshu’s burial place in the Baal Shem Tov forest

Topics:

The holiness of sleep - Arizal, Gra, Chaim Kanievsky

The level of the Malachim compared to the child of the king

Yaakov Avinu as the fourth leg of the kisei hakavod

Adding the Avos to 26/91

Is the lion kosher?

The depth of meaning in the fight between yaakov and eisavs malach

Yosef on the kisei Hakavod in addition to yaakov

A chiddush in Rivka Imeinu’s worries while pregnant

How yaakov knew he would live a long life